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An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Tūp, n. p. 1424A ram. [Prov. Eng.]Tŭp, v. t. & i. p. 1424To butt, as a ram. Hallowell. 2. To cover, as a ram. Browne.Tū'pe-lō, n. p. 1424(Bot.) A North American tree of the dogwood family, and of the genus Nyssa: pepperidge; sour-gum. Gray.Tŭp'măn, n. p. 1424A man who breeds or deals in tups. [Prov. Eng.]Tār'ban, n. p. 1424A head-dress worn by some Orientals, consisting of a cap, and a sash, scarf, or shawl, usually of cotton or linen, wound about the cap, and sometimes hanging down the neck. 2. A head-dress worn by…Tûr'ban-ed, a. p. 1424Wearing a turban. “A turbaned Turk. Shak.Tār'ban-shĕll, n. p. 1424An echinus, or sea-urchin, when deprived of its spines;—popularly so called from some resemblance to a turban. Dana.Tār'bant, n. p. 1424A turban. [Obs.]Tār’-ban-tōp, n. p. 1424(Bot.) A plant of the genus Helvella; a kind of fungus or mushroom.Tûr'ba-ry, n. p. 1424(Eng. Law.) A right of digging turf on another man's land; the ground where turf is dug. Common of turbar-y, the liberty which a tenant enjoys of digging turf on the lord's waste.Tār'beth, n. p. 1424See TURPETH.Tŭr'bid, a. p. 1424Having the lees disturbed; foul with extraneous matter; roiled; muddy; thick; not clear;—used of liquids of any kind; as, turbid water; turbid wine. On that strong, turbid water, a small boat, Guided…Tur-bid'i-ty, n. p. 1424The state of being turbid. [R.]Tûr'bid-ly, adv. p. 1424In a turbid manner; with confusion or muddiness. 2. Proudly; haughtily. [A Latinism.] [Rare.] One of great merit turbidly resents them. Young.Tŭr'bid-ness, n. p. 1424The state or quality of being turbid; muddiness; foulness.Tur-bil'ion, n. p. 1424A whirl; a vortex. [Rare.] Spectator.Tŭr'bi-nā'ceoŭs, a. p. 1424Relating to, or of the nature of, peat or turf. W. Scott.Tŭr'bi-nal, n. p. 1424The nasal capsule in the head of a fish. R. Owen.Tār'bi-nāte, v. i. p. 1424To revolve or spin like a top; to whirl. [Rare.]Tûr'bi-nate or Tûr'bi-nā'ted, a. p. 1424Whirling in the manner of a top. [Rare.] “A spiral and turbinated motion of the whole moved body.” Bentley. 2. (Bot.) Shaped like a top, or cone inverted; narrow at the base, and broad at the apex…Tăr'bi-nā'tion, n. p. 1424The act of spinning or whirling, as a top.Tûr'bîne, n. p. 1425An horizontal water-wheel, variously constructed, but usually with a series of curved floats or buckets upon the periphery, against which the water strikes with direct impulse, as it rushes from all…Tûr'bi-nite, n. p. 1425A petrified shell of the genus Turbo. [Obs.]Tûr'bit, n. p. 1425A variety of the domestic pigeon, remarkable for its short beak. 2. The turbot.Tûr'bite, n. p. 1425The same as TURBINITE, q. v.Tûr'bith, n. p. 1425Turpeth. See TURPETH.Tûr'bot, n. p. 1425A flat fish of the genus Rhombus (R. maximus), with a body nearly circular. It grows to the weight of twenty or thirty pounds, and is much esteemed by epicures. The name is applied, in Scotland, to…Tûr'bu-lence, n. p. 1425The state or quality of being turbulent; a disturbed state; tumult; disorder; agitation. “The years of internal warfare and turbulence which ensued.” Southey. Syn.—Agitation; tumult; tumultuousness…Tûr'bu-len-cy, n. p. 1425The state or quality of being turbulent; turbulence. What a tale of terror now its turbulency tells! E. A. Poe.Tûr'bu-lent, a. p. 1425Disturbed; agitated; tumultuous; in violent commotion; as, the turbulent ocean. Calm region once, And full of peace, now tossed and turbulent. Milton. 2. Disposed to insubordination and disorder…Tûr'bu-lent-ly, adv. p. 1425In a turbulent manner; tumultuously; with violent agitation.Tûr'cĭsm, n. p. 1425The character, belief, religion, manners, or the like, of the Turks, or which are peculiar to the Turks.Tur'cois', n. p. 1425See TURQUOIS.Tûr'co-man, n. p. 1425A native or inhabitant of Turcomania or Turkestan.Tu-reen', n. p. 1425A large, deep vessel for holding soup, or other liquid food, at the table; a terreen.Tu-reen'ful, n. p. 1425As much as a tureen can hold; enough to fill a tureen.Tûrf, n. p. 1425That upper stratum of earth and vegetable mold which is filled with the roots of grass and other small plants, so as to adhere and form a kind of mat; sward; sod. “At his feet a grass-green turf.”…Turf, v. t. p. 1425To cover with turf or sod; as, to turf a bank, or the border of a terrace.Turf'-drain, n. p. 1425A drain made with turf or peat.Turf'en, a. p. 1425Made of turf; covered with turf.Turf'-hĕdge, n. p. 1425A hedge or fence formed with turf and plants of different kinds.Turf'-house, n. p. 1425A house or shed formed of turf, common in the northern parts of Europe.Turf'i-ness, n. p. 1425The state or quality of being turfy.Turf'ing-ī'ron, n. p. 1425An implement for paring off turf.Turf'ing-spāde, n. p. 1425An instrument for under-cutting turf, when marked out by the plow.Turf'ite, n. p. 1425A votary of the turf, or race-course; hence, a blackleg. [Colloq.]Turf'less, a. p. 1425Destitute of turf.Turf'-mŏss, n. p. 1425A tract of turfy, mossy, or boggy land.Turf'-spāde, n. p. 1425A spade for cutting and digging turf; longer and narrower than the common spade.Turf'y, a. p. 1425Abounding with turf; made of, or covered with, turf. “Turfy mountains.” Shak. 2. Having the nature, appearance, or qualities of turf.Tûr'ġent, a. p. 1425Rising into a tumor, or puffy state; swelling; tumid; as, turgent humors. 2. Inflated; tumid; bombastic. “Recompensed with turgent titles.” Burton.Tur-ġĕsçe', v. i. p. 1425To become turgid; to swell or be inflated. [Rare.]Tur-ġĕs'çençe or Tur-ġĕs'çen-çy, n. p. 1425The act of swelling, or the state of being swelled or turgescent. 2. (Med.) Superabundance of humors in any part. Dunglison. 3. Empty magnificence or pompousness; inflation; bombast. Johnson.Tur-ġĕs'çent, a. p. 1425Swelling; growing big.Tŭr'gid, a. p. 1425Distended beyond the natural state by some internal agent or expansive force; swelled; bloated;—especially applied to an enlarged part of the body; as, a turgid limb. A bladder held by the fire grew…Tur-gĭd'i-ty, n. p. 1425The state of being turgid; tumidness. “The empty turgidity of Dryden.” Hare.Tur'gid-ly, adv. p. 1425In a turgid manner; pompously.Tŭr'gid-ness, n. p. 1425The quality of being turgid; turgidity; distention beyond the natural state by some internal force or agent, as in a limb. 2. Inflated manner of writing or speaking; pompousness; bombast; tumidity…Tŭr'gid-ous, a. p. 1425Turgid. [Obs.] B. Jonson.Tū'rĭ-ō, n. p. 1425(Bot.) A shoot or sprout from the ground. Gray.